For the units of study that are available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws refer to the Units of study section in this handbook.

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws is administered by the University of Sydney Business School for the first three years and by the University of Sydney Law School for the remaining two years.

Course details

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

CRICOS code

017835F

Degree abbreviation

BCom/LLB

Credit points required for completion

240

Duration (full-time)

5 years

The Combined Law degree program allows students to study the Bachelor of Laws in conjunction with another degree. It works by spreading out the first year of the Bachelor of Laws degree over three years of a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Here, in place of elective units of study, students substitute compulsory law units of study.

Degree structure

To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, students complete units of study with a total value of 240 credit points (96 credit points in units of study from the University of Sydney Business School and 144 credit points in units of study from the Sydney Law School), comprising:

For the Bachelor of Commerce component:

seven core units of study (36 credit points), as set out under 'Core units of study' in the Bachelor of Commerce section in this handbook.

a major selected from the compulsory major subject areas, as set out under 'Major and electives' in the Bachelor of Commerce section in this handbook (excluding Econometrics and Economics)

a minimum of 96 credit points in units of study from the University of Sydney Business School (with a minimum of 48 credit points in senior units).

For the Bachelor of Laws component:

ten core law units of study (48 credit points) to be completed in the first three years of the combined program in a specific annual sequence.

eight additional core and eight elective law units of study (96 credit points in total) to be completed over the remaining two years of the degree at the Sydney Law School, as set out in the Sydney Law School handbook.

Please note: Students cannot complete any units of study from outside of the Business School, or the Law School for this combined degree.

Requirements for the degree with honours

Both the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws can be awarded with honours.

For the award of the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours, meritorious students complete the Bachelor of Commerce and an additional honours year of study in their major area of study. For details of the requirements for entry into and for the completion of the Honours Year in this program in the Business School, please refer to the Business School website: sydney.edu.au/business/honours.

For the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws, students must complete a supervised dissertation as part of their 48 credit points of elective units of study in their fifth year of study. An additional honours year is not required. For further details, students should refer to the Sydney Law School Handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law).

Commerce majors and electives

In the Bachelor of Commerce component, students must select a compulsory major from the subject areas offered by the Business School to fulfil the requirements of their degree. A major consists of a minimum of 36 credit points in senior units of study (usually six units) in a single subject area. Senior units of study may only be counted towards one major.

For full details of the requirements for these majors, please refer to the 'Compulsory major' heading under 'majors and electives' in the Bachelor of Commerce section in this handbook.

Elective units can also be selected from these areas. Students must complete 96 credit points from the Business School subject areas with a minimum of 48 credit points in senior units of study (including units completed for a major).

Please note: Students cannot complete majors or electives from the School of Economics or any other non-Business School subject area (apart form Law) as part of this combined degree.

Law units of study

For the Bachelor of Laws component, students complete their law units of study in the yearly sequence indicated in the following tables. All law units in the first four years of the degree are compulsory. In their fifth year, students choose elective law units to complete their degree. Students should note that the law units of study cannot be counted as a major in the Bachelor of Commerce component of this combined degree.

Core units of study (first three years of study)

Students complete their units of study for the Bachelor of Laws component of their combined degree in the yearly sequence set out in the following table.

Year

Semester

Unit of study

Credit points

1

1

LAWS1006 Foundations of Law

6

2

LAWS1013 Legal Research I

0

2

LAWS1012 Torts

6

2

1

LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure

6

1

LAWS1015 Contracts

6

2

LAWS1016 Criminal Law

6

3

1

LAWS1023 Public International Law

6

2

LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II

6

2

LAWS1019 Legal Research II

0

2

LAWS1021 Public Law

6

Core and elective units of study (fourth and fifth years of study)

Students usually complete the Bachelor of Commerce component of the combined degree at the end of their third year of full-time study, however the Bachelor of Laws component continues for another two years. From their fourth year of full-time study, students complete core and elective units of study from the Sydney Law School as set out in the following table to meet the requirements for their Law degree.

Year

Semester

Units of study

Credit points

4

1

LAWS2010 Administrative Law

6

1

LAWS2011 Federal Constitution Law

6

1

LAWS2012 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law

6

1

LAWS2013 The Legal Profession

6

2

LAWS2014 Corporations Law

6

2

LAWS2015 Equity

6

2

LAWS2016 Evidence

6

2

LAWS2017 Real Property

6

5

1 and 2

Students select elective units of study from Part 1 and Part 2 tables as set out in the Sydney Law School Handbook.

48 in total

For full details of the available core and elective Law units of study for years four and five, students must refer to the Sydney Law School's handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law).

Professional accreditation requirements

Within the Bachelor of Commerce component of the combined degree, students may choose to pursue a program of study that would allow them to seek accreditation with particular professional bodies. See the Bachelor of Commerce entry in this chapter for details of available professional accreditation requirements.

Degree progression

The following table illustrates a degree progression example for a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws on a full-time basis undertaking units of study with a total of (24 credit points) per semester.

Note: In this table, core units of study for the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) are indicated in 'bold type' and compulsory Law units of study are in 'italics'.

Year

Semester

Units of study

1

1

BUSS1900#

BUSS1001

BUSS1030

BUSS1040

LAWS1006

2

BUSS1002

BUSS1020

BComjunior (major or elective)

LAWS1012

LAWS1013

2

1

BCom senior (major)

BComjunior or senior (major or elective)

LAWS1015

LAWS1014

2

BCom senior (major)

BCom senior (major)

BCom senior (elective)

LAWS1016

3

1

BCom senior (major)

BCom senior (major)

BCom senior (elective)

LAWS1023

2

BUSS3500

BCom senior (major)

LAWS1017

LAWS1021

LAWS1019

4*

1

LAWS2010

LAWS2011

LAWS2012

LAWS2013

2

LAWS2014

LAWS2015

LAWS2016

LAWS2017

5*

1

Bachelor of Laws - Part 1 and Part 2 electives

2

# This is a zero credit point unit.

* To complete years four and five, students transfer into the single Bachelor of Laws degree, administered by the Sydney Law School.

Please note: The information listed in this example is based on the unit of study offerings for 2013 and is intended as a guide only. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their course in different sequences to that which is listed (including enrolling in units in Summer or Winter School sessions when available). Students are advised to plan their course based upon their individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if they need any assistance in planning their progression in their degree.

The Business School website illustrates units of study progression sequences for specific majors in this combined degree. This information can be accessed at sydney.edu.au/business/courses/FH048/.

Degree progression for the Bachelor of Laws

By the end of the third year in the combined degree program, full-time students should have completed the requirements for their Bachelor of Commerce degree and will be eligible to graduate with this degree. These students are then transferred to the single Bachelor of Laws degree in their fourth year and complete the remaining requirements for this degree under the supervision of the Sydney Law School. An additional two years of study is required at the Law School ('Year 4' and 'Year 5' as indicated under 'Bachelor of Laws units of study (compulsory and elective)' in the preceding information), where the remaining units of study for the Bachelor of Laws are completed. For details on the final years of this program, please refer to the Sydney Law School handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law).